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David Leddy

"David Leddy is a maverick theatre-maker... There are few
writers so capable of mixing ideas with gaudy, glorious coups de
theatre, and few so capable of messing with your head."
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

David Leddy is a writer and director based in
Glasgow, where he is the artistic director of Fire Exit theatre
company. His multi-award-winning work has been shown all over the
world from Boston to Buenos Aires, São Paulo to Santiago, Milan to
the Isle of Mull. He has been described as a 'leading theatrical
innovator' by The Times as well as a 'maverick' (The
Guardian), an 'institution' (The Independent), a
'genius' (The Scotsman) and a 'master' (Estado de Sao
Paulo, Brazil).

Recent prizes include the Edinburgh International Festival
Fringe Award, a San Diego Critics' Circle award, two different
Herald Angel Awards and a Fringe First Award. He was also the first
person in Scotland to complete a practice-based PhD in theatre and
is much sought-after as a mentor and leader of master classes.

The shows aim to combine the intellectual stimulation of
performance art and the dynamism of new digital technologies with
the emotional drive of dramatic new writing. Recent shows include
Sub Rosa, a gothic promenade piece in the backstage
labyrinth of a Victorian theatre; Susurrus, where the
audience follow a map round a botanic garden and listen to the
piece on headphones; White Tea, which takes place inside a
huge paper box where the audience don white paper kimonos and sip
Japanese tea as the actors perform around them; and Untitled
Love Story, where the audience take part in a group meditation
on love and art while following four interweaving stories set on
the silky nocturnal waterways of Venice.